detangle

verb

de·​tan·​gle (ˌ)dē-ˈtaŋ-gəl 

detangled; detangling; detangles

transitive verb

: to remove tangles from

Always detangle wet hair gently with a wide-toothed comb.

—Elle

Detangle and lay out all your light strings. Check for frayed wires and broken bulbs and repair or replace as needed.

—Samantha Mazzotta

detangler noun

plural detanglers

Cream rinses are not designed to adhere to the hair for any length of time but are just there to assist with the combing out (detanglers, in effect).

—Allison Leopold

Examples of detangle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The best hairbrush for fine hair will do more than detangle. —Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 20 June 2025

The boar bristles are bendy to move with hair but still stiff enough to detangle knots. —Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025

It’s made with boar bristles and nylon pins that work together to detangle, smooth, and enhance shine. —Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 11 June 2025

The store’s success is also impossible to detangle from Miami’s overall cultural renaissance. —Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for detangle

• angle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle
• disentangle
• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle